Outdoor Industry Seeking Cooper's Backing – Brevard NC

Members of the North Carolina outdoor gear manufacturing community have been working to get a proposal in front of Gov. Roy Cooper to declare the state the top outdoor state east of the Rocky Mountains.

Tom Dempsey, the owner of SylvanSport and the Brevard-based adventure trailer maker, has been working on a presentation and video he wants to get to Cooper soon. Dempsey said his objective is...